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Show I' BUSINESS SITUIT1DK OBOliTOlEflS Special Sales Continue During; Dur-ing; Vek, With Satisfactory Satisfac-tory Results. . , Business conditions, so far us mor-thsnts mor-thsnts are concerned, are-little changed1 fooin the prccoding week. In. all o" lie Isi.cr stores during the pnat week jpecial sbJo3 havo been I ho order and Iho results huvo been satisraelory. iHheao colon aro for tho purpose of making room for tho big spring stocks, Mid, as bip reductions in prices havo been made, fcboy have boncilttcd both buyer Hud seller. CUolhinjr stores also hnvo continued thoir spociol cut-price sales during tho past wook with satisfactory results. Millinery Is -virtually at. a standstill, bs it is between seasons and tho ladicH aro waiting to aco "what tho spring sfcyJea are to "bo boforu making purchases. pur-chases. Tho milinory season -will open fu earnest nfoout Afarch 3, and it is understood un-derstood that the new etylc3 aro all that may bo wished for, Elllnory hiycrs. as well ns buyers of other spring lines, aro now in the IKaafc laying in mipplius and "within tho next six wcolcs. bait Ijako Qity merchants mer-chants will be displaying the now goods upon their counters. During the past week, tho demand has been strong for linons and wash goods, while carpets and drnporios aro beginning to look. .Furnituro sales have been fair, but tho big rush' in furniture will not begin until tho fcpring renovating has been concluded. Hardware dealers report a faiv trade, despite the fact that it is between .?cauons with them. Decorators nre |